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[fishingbuddha]

a buddy of mine gave me a fly that he got from a buddy. i tried it a couple of years ago and it has caught some of my largest rainbows.  it also works well when no other fly does.  i was wondering if anyone else knows what this fly is called or has used it before.

it looks like it would resemble a dragon fly nymph but it is really simple.

long shaft #6
tail = short marborough dark olive green (less than 1 cm long
body = dark olive (almost brown) chenille
at the head and half way down the body is a wrap of dark green hackle

sound famillar. has anyone else used this fly?

fishingbuddha

[DragonSpeed]

For those of us that are fly description challenged, can you snap a pic?

[fluidcoast]

Sounds like a Wooly Bugger, but would need a pick to be sure...

Did it look like something like this?

[Trout Slayer]

Wooly bugger.

[newsman]

Try an olive Matuka I have found it work as good as the best when the Dragons are on the move.

[fishingbuddha]

actually those gold bead headed wooly buggers are some of my favourite flies.  however, the fly i am talking about is has a much longer shaft, has a hackle at the head and mid section and the tail is not long and undulating but short (1/2 cm short).

fishing buddha

[fishingbuddha]

newsman, isn't an olive matuka a dry fly?

[DragonSpeed]

According to this page: http://www.westfly.com/patterns/wet/matuka.shtml

It's a wet fly designed to imitate baitfish.

[newsman]

Right you are Dragon, and the Matuka originated in New Zealand. As for that pattern you are talking about, it's hard to picture with out a photo.

[fishingbuddha]

thanks for clarifying the matuka. unfortunately i can't get a photo of the fly i am talking about until my camera gets fixed.  will post asap.

thanks for the help.